| Ailment
|
Diarrhea +
, Dysentry +
, Cholera +
, Piles +
, Ring worm +
, Fever +
, Leprosy +
, Snake Bite +
, Dyspepsia +
|
| Ailment type
|
Infectious diseases +
, Common ailments +
, Systemic disorders +
, Organ-specific disorders +
|
| Biotic zone
|
Northeastern Himalayas +
, Northwestern Himalayas +
, Eastern Ghats +
, Western Ghats +
, Central Deccan Plateau +
, East Coast +
, Indo-Gangetic Plain +
|
| Bloom type
|
Perennial +
|
| Class
|
Magnoliopsida +
|
| Commercial application
|
Human consumption +
, Ornamental use +
, Religious use +
|
| Commercial use description
|
Almost all parts of the plant have medicinal and culinary uses as previously described. The plant is also a prized ornamental plant, especially in artificial ponds. +
|
| Common Indian names
|
कमल, Kamal, Pundarika, पद्म, Padma (Hindi) … कमल, Kamal, Pundarika, पद्म, Padma (Hindi); থম্বাল, Thambal(Manipuri); Pandkanda, कमल Kamal(Marathi); செந்தாமரை, chenthaamarai, Tamarai, அம்பல், Ambal(Tamil); Tamara(Malayalam); Tamara, Erra-tamara(Telugu); Tavare-gadde(Kannada); কমল, Komol, পদ্মা Padma(Bengali); Padam(Oriya); نیلوفر, Nilufer(Urdu); Padam(Assamese); Motunkamal(Gujarati); सरसिज, Sarsija, Pankeruha , शारदा, Sharada, अम्बुज, Ambuj (Sanskrit), शारदा, Sharada, अम्बुज, Ambuj (Sanskrit) +
|
| Common hindi name
|
कमल Kamal +
|
| Common name
|
Water Lily, Lotus, Sacred Lotus, East Indian Lotus +
|
| Cultivation details
|
Plant needs several weeks of full sunlight … Plant needs several weeks of full sunlight and temperatures above 25C. Needs good amount of fertilizer during peak growth. Start growing in a shallow container and gradually lower depth as plant grows. If several seeds are planted together, the rhizomes of the grown plants get entangled with each other. The rhizomes are very fragile and need to be separated carefully before transferring to another location.y before transferring to another location. +
|
| Division/Phylum
|
Magnoliophyta +
|
| Endemic Himalayan
|
true +
|
| Family
|
Nelumbonaceae +
|
| Flower color
|
Pink +
|
| Food plant part
|
Rhizomes +
, Leaves +
|
| Food use
|
Yes +
|
| Food use description
|
Edible rhizomes,stem and seeds,leaves are used to serve as food plates. Lotus is highly used in cuisines in many East Asian cultures such as Vietnamese, Chinese and Korean food. (Wikipedia) +
|
| Genus
|
Nelumbo +
|
| Habitat details
|
Rooted hydrophyte. The plant has firm root … Rooted hydrophyte. The plant has firm roots in the mud and flowers out of the water surface. Hence it needs shallow water bodies to grow. It grows in permanent water bodies,small ponds and shallow areas of lakes and rivers, upto altitudes of 400m. The plant adds to the dissolved oxygen in water and thus is important for the health of the flora and fauna in the water bodies. It also provides solid substrate and shade for its cohabitants.
The plant is also found abundantly in China and other East Asian countries, where also it is highly culturally integrated. It is possible that the locus of origin of ''Nelumbo nucifera'' is the sub-Himalayan region.bo nucifera'' is the sub-Himalayan region. +
|
| Header caption
|
An Indian Lotus in full bloom +
|
| Header image
|
Sacred lotus Nelumbo nucifera.jpg +
|
| IUCN status
|
Not Evaluated +
|
| Introdescription
|
The Indian Lotus, also known as the Sacred … The Indian Lotus, also known as the Sacred Lotus, is a culturally significant plant in many Asian cultures in general and Indian culture in particular. It is a plant native to the Indian subcontinent, but now is found as an ornamental plant worldwide. The Lotus is considered a symbol of devotion and purity. It is the seat of Goddess Lakshmi, Goddess Saraswati, Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma. The flowers of Lotus have several medicinal properties as per Ayurveda. '''Lotus is also the national flower of India.'''s is also the national flower of India.''' +
|
| Leaf blade type
|
Simple +
|
| Leaf petiole type
|
Petiolated +
|
| Life cycle details
|
The plants also attract insects and are also anemophilous in their pollen/seed dispersal. The flowers bloom in the morning and wither away later in the day. +
|
| Location
|
Akola,India +
, Alwar,India +
, Bangalore,India +
, Bastar,India +
, Bhagalpur,India +
, Bhilwara,India +
, Bhopal,India +
, Bilaspur,India +
, Bundi,India +
, Champaran,India +
, Chandrapur,India +
, Chikmaglore,India +
, Coimbatore,India +
, Damoh,India +
, Dehradun,India +
, Gorakhpur,India +
, Hassan,India +
, Indore,India +
, Jhalawar,India +
, Jodhpur,India +
, Kodagu,India +
, Kolhapur,India +
, Kurnool,India +
, Madurai,India +
, Majuli,India +
, Maldah,India +
, Mandla,India +
, Manipur,India +
, Central,India +
, Mirzapur,India +
, Mysore,India +
, Pune,India +
, Raigad,India +
, Raipur,India +
, Ramnathapuram,India +
, Sagar,India +
, Shimla,India +
, Shimoga,India +
, South Arcot,India +
, Srinagar,India +
, Tiruchchirappalli,India +
, Tirunelveli,India +
, Tonk,India +
, Trichurapalli,India +
, Udaipur,India +
, West Godavari,India +
|
| Medicinal active compound details
|
Quercetin, Luteolin, their glycoside deriv … Quercetin, Luteolin, their glycoside derivatives and kaempferol glycoside are obtained from flowers and leaves. Leaves also contain benzyl tetrahydroisoquinoline, aporphine and 6a, 7-dehydroaporphine type of alkaloids. Thus basesroemerine, nuciferine, anonaine, pronuciferine, N-nor-nuciferine, liriodenine, nor-nuciferine, armepavine, N-methylcoclaurine, dehydronuciferine, dehydroroemerine, dehydroanomaine and N-methylisococlaurine have been obtained from the leaves, seed oil consisted mainly of linoleic, linolenic, palmitic acid oleic acid, with a small quantity of myristic acid.d, with a small quantity of myristic acid. +
|
| Medicinal molecular basis description
|
Several studies performed using flower, leaf and seed extracts on mice have indicated that the extracts have antioxidant properties and are hepatoprotective. However, the molecular basis of the medicinal properties are yet not known. +
|
| Medicinal significance
|
Yes +
|
| Medicinal system
|
Ayurveda +
, Modern Medicine +
|
| Medicinal use description
|
Flower- astringent, in diarrhoea, cholera, … Flower- astringent, in diarrhoea, cholera, diseases of liver and heart; filament – in bleeding piles and menorrhagia; rhizome in piles, dysentery, dyspepsia, and skin diseases including ring worm; young leaf in fever; seed used for local application in leprosy and other skin affections; pistil-antidote in snake poisoning, demulcent, antiemetic.Rhizomes are given to Children in diarrhoea and dysentry.ven to Children in diarrhoea and dysentry. +
|
| Modern scientific knowledge description
|
The sacred lotus attracts pollinators by p … The sacred lotus attracts pollinators by producing heat through a nonphosphorylating electron transport pathway that releases energy by electron flow through an alternative respiratory pathway.The alternative pathway of respiration, catalysed by the Alternative Oxidase (AOX), is responsible for heat production in the sacred lotus.(EoL through Biomimicry Institute)
Some EST sequences from this plant are available (Sep 2010).
There is very little known about the molecular basis of the medicinal properties of the plant. The molecular basis of development of lotus flowers is also not clearly known.f lotus flowers is also not clearly known. +
|
| Native species
|
Yes +
|
| Order
|
Nymphaeales +
|
| Page creation date
|
13 June 2010 +
|
| Plant commercial
|
Yes +
|
| Plant commercial part
|
Entire plant +
, Root +
, Rhizomes +
, Stem +
, Leaves +
, Flower +
, Fruit +
, Seeds +
|
| Plant height
|
Up to 3 feet +
|
| Plant medicinal part
|
Root +
, Rhizome +
, Leaves +
, Flower +
, Fruit +
, Seeds +
, Other +
|
| Plant pest and disease
|
Leaf spots +
, Caterpillars +
, Spider mites +
, Whiteflies +
|
| Plant type
|
Herb +
|
| Propagation method
|
Seeds +
|
| Regnum
|
Plantae +
|
| Religious significance
|
Yes +
|
| Religious use description
|
Lotus is a symbol of purity and innocence. It is the seat of Goddess Saraswati, Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma. It is most significantly associated with Lord Brahma. Lotus flowers are used as offerings in Indian temples. +
|
| Seed dispersal
|
Anemophily (By wind) +
, Hydrophily (By water) +
|
| Species name
|
w:Nelumbo nucifera +
|
| State
|
Assam +
, Andhra Pradesh +
, Bihar +
, Delhi +
, Goa +
, Jammu and Kashmir +
, Karnataka +
, Kerala +
, Madhya Pradesh +
, Maharashtra +
, Manipur +
, Rajasthan +
, Tamil Nadu +
, Tripura +
, Uttar Pradesh +
, West Bengal +
|
| Time of harvesting
|
Post-monsoon +
|
| Time of planting
|
Summer +
, Monsoon +
|
| User ID
|
User:Supriyak +
, User:Gauravm +
|
| Water need
|
High +
|
| Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
|
Nelumbo nucifera +
, Nelumbo nucifera +
, Nelumbo nucifera +
, Nelumbo nucifera +
, Nelumbo nucifera +
, Nelumbo nucifera +
, Nelumbo nucifera +
, Nelumbo nucifera +
, Nelumbo nucifera +
, Nelumbo nucifera +
, Nelumbo nucifera +
, Nelumbo nucifera +
, Nelumbo nucifera +
|
| Categories |
Pages with a map rendered by the Maps extension +
, Stubs +
, Species page +
, Plants +
|
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
|
1 May 2014 03:16:11 +
|
